Article 13 — Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to other persons

General Product Safety Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2023/988

What does GPSR Article 13 say?

Short answer, straight from the official text

1. A natural or legal person shall be deemed to be a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer set out in Article 9 where that natural or legal person places a product on the market under the natural or legal person’s name or trademark. 2.

Source: General Product Safety Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2023/988, read 2026-09-26.

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1. A natural or legal person shall be deemed to be a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer set out in Article 9 where that natural or legal person places a product on the market under the natural or legal person’s name or trademark.

2. A natural or legal person, other than the manufacturer, that substantially modifies the product, shall be deemed to be a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer set out in Article 9 for the part of the product affected by the modification or for the entire product if the substantial modification has an impact on its safety.

3. A modification of a product, by physical or digital means, shall be deemed to be substantial where it has an impact on the safety of the product and the following criteria are met:

(a) the modification changes the product in a manner which was not foreseen in the initial risk assessment of the product;

(b) the nature of the hazard has changed, a new hazard has been created or the level of risk has increased because of the modification; and

(c) the modifications have not been made by the consumers themselves or on their behalf for their own use.

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Who does this apply to

The register names five roles. Open a role to see the duties this act places on it, each row with its article and its source.

• Online marketplace
• Seller in distance selling
• Manufacturer
• Importer

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